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safety cage

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safety cage [′sāf·tē ‚kāj]
(mining engineering)
A cage, box, or platform used for lowering and hoisting miners, tools, and equipment into and out of mines.

safety cage
A lightweight rig, usually used with a power-operated winch, sometimes used in place of a scaffold for relatively minor jobs.


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For the safety conscious, there is a safety cage, crumple zone, side impact protection and the owner can also have a full vehicle parachute, not recommended for use on the freeway.
Several broke down during trials and early crashtesting showed that safety cage engineering was not well understood in the 1970s.
Several broke down during trials on Ford's track and crash testing showed safety cage engineering was not well understood in the 1970s.
 
 
 
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